Edward Stratemeyer

Edward Stratemeyer

personal-info

known-for

Writing

gender

Male

birthday

1862-10-04

place-of-birth

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

also-known-as

Victor Appleton
Ralph Bonehill
Franklin W. Dixon
Laura Lee Hope
Carolyn Keene
Roy Rockwood
Arthur M. Winfield

biography

Edward L. Stratemeyer was an American publisher and writer of children's fiction. He was one of the most prolific writers in the world, producing in excess of 1,300 books himself, selling in excess of 500 million copies. He also created many well-known fictional book series for juveniles, including "The Rover Boys", "The Bobbsey Twins", "Tom Swift", "The Hardy Boys", and "Nancy Drew" series, many of which sold millions of copies and are still in publication today.